Local group gives Boston bombing victim $10K

Freemasons of Maryland Grand Lodge present Erika Brannock with check

A local organization has come to the aid of a local Boston Marathon bombing victim.

In Cockeysville on Wednesday, the Freemasons of Maryland Grand Lodge presented bombing victim Erika Brannock with a $10,000 check.

Brannock's life was changed forever when she was severely injured in the bombing. She is now in a wheelchair, and the bathroom in her home needed to be completely renovated for handicapped accessibility. To help, she contacted contractor and Freemason Bob Knight to do the job.

"I found out exactly what the project was for, and it was for Erika. By the end of that day, I left and I got a lot of people on board. I got Lowe's to help with this. I got my tile vendor to help with this, and I came to the Grand Lodge to look for some ideas for fundraising. They really just went all-out on that, as well as the Maryland Masons," Knight said.

The organization raised the money, and Freemason Grand Master Gerald Piepiora presented Brannock with a check for $10,000 to fund the remodel job.

"I am happy to report that we already far exceeded that goal, and today, we're here to present Erika and her family with a check," Piepiora said.

Brannock said it is a blessing and that she is so grateful.

"I really just want to thank everyone here at the Grand Lodge for giving me some independence back and really going out of your way to do something for me. That has touched my heart very dearly, as well as my parents' heart," Brannock said.

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